aesthetics vs percipient

aesthetics

noun
  • The study or philosophy of beauty. 

  • An artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda 

percipient

noun
  • One who perceives something. 

  • One who has perceived a paranormal event. 

adj
  • Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly. 

How often have the words aesthetics and percipient occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )