Li Zhi (1527 ~ 1602), Han nationality. Quanzhou, Fujian Ming dynasty officials, thinkers, writers, the founder of the medieval liberal school, a generation of Taizhou school master. At first, his surname was Lin. Later, he changed his surname to Li, whose name was Hongfu, whose name was Zhuowu, and his nickname was Wenling Jushi and Baiquan Jushi.
Thirty-one years of Jiajing, you have to try. Through the calendar, he taught the imperial edict of Beijing and Dr. imperial academy. Wanli years, as Yao An magistrate. Abandon the official and stay in Zhifu Hospital, Macheng, Huang An, Hubei? . When giving lectures in Macheng, thousands of believers, with mixed qualities, traveled to and from Beijing and other places in the north and south in their later years and were falsely accused, imprisoned and hanged. In terms of social value orientation, he 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. Li Zhi is the author of Burning Books, Continued Burning Books and Collection of Books.