Out of Order Thinking

In understanding what it means to "think", Arendt uses Heidegger's philosophical understanding of what it means to think. Arendt believes thinking exemplifies itself as a stop and think sort of action. More specifically Arendt (78) quotes Heidegger that thinking on any level or any such reflection demands and “out of order” thought process. In other words, it is wrong to believe that an established hierarchal order exists among the activities or thought processes of the mind. Ultimately the thought processes that occur in the human mind are more directed towards thought-objects than to sense-objects. Thought-objects require desensitization from our body so the mind can enter into a place where thinking can occur.