Synthesized answer
The book "The Psychic Life of Power" by Judith Butler explores how psychic life is created by the social workings of power [1]. It also examines how these social power operations are hidden and strengthened by the very psyche they generate [1].
Butler's work combines social theory, philosophy, and psychoanalysis to analyze the formation of subjects [1]. The passages describe this as a "sustained analysis of the theory of subject formation implicit in her previous books" [1]. The passages do not provide further explanation of these key concepts in simpler terms.
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From the book
Title: The Psychic Life of Power by Judith Butler Description: Judith Butler's new book considers the way in which psychic life is generated by the social operation of power, and how that social operation of power is concealed and fortified by the psyche that it produces. It combines social theory, philosophy, and psychoanalysis in novel ways, and offers a more sustained analysis of the theory of subject formation implicit in her previous books. Categories: Philosophy Pages: 236 Snippet: Judith Butler's new book considers the way in which psychic life is generated by the social…