higher-order vs philosophical

higher-order

adj
  • Involving more sophisticated thinking or reasoning. 

  • Of or relating to a class higher up in a hierarchy. 

philosophical

adj
  • Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful. 

  • Of, or pertaining to, philosophy. 

  • Detached, calm, stoic. 

How often have the words higher-order and philosophical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )