魏晓东在《兰州学刊》1989年第4期撰文认为,陈独秀的人口思想主要表现在以下四个方面:第一,物质资料的生产和人类自身的生产两者之间的关系应该相适应,否则人口过快增长就会造成“教养无资”,国力因此而受影响。第二,人口不在多寡,而在注重提高素质。第三,要从根本上解决人口问题,应从限制人口发展生产几个方面综合考虑。人口问题实质上是一个经济问题。所以,解决这一问题,单纯限制人口是无法达到预期目的的。第四,不应把人口过多看成是一种绝对消极因素。既要清醒地认识到人口过多给社会 According to Wei Xiaodong's article in Lanzhou Academic Journal, No. 4, 1989, Chen Duxiu's population thought mainly reflected in the following four aspects. First, the relationship between the production of material data and the production of mankind itself should be compatible. Otherwise, Excessive population growth will result in “re-education and non-financing”, and thus national power will be affected. Second, the population is not much, but focus on improving quality. Thirdly, to solve the population issue fundamentally, we should consider synthetically from the aspects of limiting population development and production. The population issue is essentially an economic issue. Therefore, to solve this problem, simply limiting the population can not achieve its intended purpose. Fourthly, overpopulation should not be seen as an absolutely negative factor. It is necessary to realize clearly that overpopulation gives society