Absence experience in grief

In this paper, I consider the implications of grief for philosophical theorising about absence experience. argue that whilst some experiences occur in might be explained by extant accounts experience, others need different treatment. propose grieving subjects' descriptions feeling as if world seems empty or a part them missing can understood referring to distinctive type these profound experiences, will argue, person condition on various possibilities is made manifest structure experience over time. Thus, paying close attention grief, we see even are presented competition with one another may not so, and explain all kinds sometimes appeal something overlooked other accounts, which neither straightforwardly perceptual cognitive. also suggest would have good reason take such merely psychological effects grief.