how much of his judging was actually coming from within? And how much was because the society (school system mostly) around him telling academics/science was th

how much of his judging was actually coming from within? And how much was because the society (school system mostly) around him telling academics/science was the right thing to be doing, and since he was good at those, he was somehow better and allowed to judge others... I don't even know if the society around him had the best intentions for him as an individual. Else he would have been taught better.