section_path: Thought/Philosophy and social thought
section_name: Philosophy and social thought
paragraph_text: Philosophy and social thought
  
  Marx's polemic with other thinkers often occurred through critique and thus he has been called "the first great user of critical method in social sciences". He criticised speculative philosophy, equating metaphysics with ideology. By adopting this approach, Marx attempted to separate key findings from ideological biases. This set him apart from many contemporary philosophers.