sˈædɚ ðˈɛn ɛksplˈeɪnz ðə stˈæns ʌvðə pˈɑːzɪtˌɪvɪst skˈuːl ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi ænd lˈeɪbəlz ɪɾ æz ɐn ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌvðɪ ɛmpˈɪɹɪkəl skˈuːl ðæt ɹᵻfjˈuːts fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl pɹˌɑːpəzˈɪʃənz kˈɔːlɪŋ ðˌɛm "mˈiːnɪŋləs" bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ ɑːɹ nˌɑːt sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə sˈɛns ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ænd ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə wʌt ɪz bᵻjˌɔnd nˈeɪtʃɚ sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
Sadr then explains the stance of the Positivist school of philosophy and labels it as an extension of the Empirical school that refutes philosophical propositions calling them "meaningless" because they are not subject to sense experience and related to what is beyond nature (68).