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The essay has emerged as a significant literary medium through which philosophical ideas are expressed in accessible and reflective forms. This paper examines how philosophy is articulated through literary prose in the essays of G. K. Chesterton and S. Radhakrishnan, focusing on form, style, and expressive method rather than comprehensive philosophical systems. Situated within the shifting boundaries between philosophy and literature, the study highlights how the essay functions as a bridge between abstract thought and lived human experience. G. K. Chesterton's use of paradox, imagination, and everyday language demonstrates how philosophical insight can arise from common experience, while S. Radhakrishnan's reflective and interpretative prose reveals the capacity of the essay to synthesize spiritual and ethical ideas with clarity and seriousness. Through a comparative literary analysis, the paper argues that both writers democratize philosophy by addressing the general reader and engaging moral and spiritual concerns through accessible prose. The study contributes to English literary and comparative studies by foregrounding the essay as a vital form of philosophical expression and by illustrating how Eastern and Western traditions converge in valuing literature as a medium of ethical and intellectual inquiry.