Full Idea
I claim that philosophy begins in disappointment, and there are two forms of disappointment that interest me: religious and political disappointment
Gist of Idea
Philosophy begins in disappointment, notably in religion and politics
Source
Simon Critchley (Impossible Objects: interviews [2012], 2)
Book Reference
Critchley,Simon: 'Impossible Objects: interviews' [Politty 2012], p.31
A Reaction
You are only disappointed by reality if you expected something better. To be disappointed by the failures of religion strikes me as rather old-fashioned, which Critchley sort of admits. Given the size and tumult of modern states, politics isn't promising.