ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an introduction to forgery in art, followed by a thought experiment. It is followed by a short discussion and then a series of questions. Philosophers of art give their answers to the question of whether the issue of art forgery is of legal, social, anthropological and psychological interest is of the aesthetic interest as they have considered the wider issues relating to the nature of aesthetic value. The thought experiment presents a case of the forgery of Picasso's painting. The questions are intended to get the philosophy students thinking about the problems. They have used these kinds of questions in seminars as the questions set for seminars, so they also think that they can be used to spark conversation and discussion. The chapter also gives a cursory sketch of some of the ways in which philosophers have responded to the thought experiment.
