1. (1) Origin of Yin and Yang: It is proposed that all things are derived from Yin and Yang, not from the heavenly principles, which negates the theoretical basis of Neo Confucianism.
2. (2) Natural selfish desires: all people have their own private desires. The pursuit of material enjoyment is endowed with nature, and we should let nature take its course.
3. (3) Anti orthodoxy: claiming "heresy", openly breaking the superstition of Confucius (Confucius and Mencius), challenging the orthodox status of Confucius and his Confucianism, and criticizing the hypocrisy of Taoists.
4. (4) Anti tradition: forcefully attack the traditional concepts such as the inferiority of men and women in feudal society, and promote equality between men and women.
5. The evaluation of Li Zhi's progressive thought in the Ming Dynasty, when Neo Confucianism dominated, Li Zhi pointed directly at the feudal ethics and the whole orthodox thought, emphasizing the development of personality, and his thought had a distinctive feudal rebellious color and fighting spirit.