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I am currently reading Karl Marx's "Das Kapital". What are some critics I should know/things to keep in mind while reading it?

Hello, I hope this question fits this sub. I apologize if this question is a bit stupid

I am not a philosophy student and even though I am very interested in it, my exposure to it was quite limited. I learned a bit from Zizeks Videos/films, read Descartes Meditations 1 and 2 and did some research about the general history of philosophy and logic (mainly fallacies) but overall I definitely am a layman.

I was always interested in Marx's Capital, and finally got around to reading it. However, I am afraid that due to my limited exposure to literature like this and philosophy in general, I might not be critical enough towards his ideas, take things he talks about in his book at face value and develop "wrong" beliefs. 

My question is: What are some things I should keep in mind when reading Marx?  What are some critics I should read after finishing the book, and is there any research I should do before reading it to understand it better? And would it be possible for you to give me a broad understanding about if/which ones of his ideas are generally seen as outdated or simply "wrong" in philosophical circles?

To clarify, this question is not about *how* I should read philosophical literature (like how to take notes) but specifically what would be important for me to not misunderstand Marx. 

On a sidenote, I'd really appreciate it if you wouldn't tell me to read other authors except if it is necesarry to understand marx (I do not want to give the impression that I think I 'know better', I simply always was and still am very interested in his ideas and want to learn more about them)

TL;DR: What do I have to read/know to read marx without "brainlessly agreeing" with his ideas and developing unreasonable beliefs?
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I don't see why you shouldn't just read it as it is. Marx will have to contend with a lifetime of you being subject to capitalist ideology, which should be quite enough to defend you. 

>And would it be possible for you to give me a broad understanding about if/which ones of his ideas are generally seen as outdated or simply "wrong" in philosophical circles?

Well it's a work of Political Economy, which is not the sort of thing basically all contemporary Philosophers get up to. So for instance probably most Philosophers think LTV is wrong, but this will be a received idea from the general state of social ideology, or from other academics, such as economists, rather than something they directly studied. 

But outside of Das Kapital, most Philosophers are liberals, and so will disagree with Marx about all sorts of things.