Summarize the main social background of Li Zhi's thought.

1. In the late Ming Dynasty, class contradictions and ethnic contradictions were very acute, and the crisis in feudal society deepened day by day.

2. With the development of commodity economy in the late Ming Dynasty, the seeds of capitalism appeared and developed in some areas;

3. Natural science has also developed to a certain extent;

4. The decadent imperial examination system and conservative thoughts prevailed, which seriously bound people's thoughts.

Li Zhi, Han nationality, is from Quanzhou, Fujian. Ming Dynasty officials, thinkers, writers, Taizhou school master.

In terms of social value orientation, Li Zhi criticized attaching importance to agriculture and restraining business, praised the achievements of businessmen and advocated utilitarian value, which met the development requirements of capitalism in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. His important works include Collection of Books, Continued Collection of Books, Burning Books, Continued Burning of Books, Judge Shi Gang, etc. Water Margin, The West Chamber, Gone with the Wind, Moon Pavilion, etc. What he once commented on is still a popular version. Li Zhi also commented that Qin Shihuang was an emperor through the ages.

Li Zhi's life is full of reflection on tradition and history, which is also a concentrated expression of the social and ideological changes in the late Ming Dynasty.